AdelePW

Hello all. Does anyone know if there are any long-term moorings available in the York area? We are looking for somewhere ideally at a commutable distance by foot or bike but obviously may need to expand our horizons depending on what's available. I have contacted the following; York Marina, Linton Lock Marina, Boroughbridge and York marine. We don't necessarily need on site facilities, though it would be preferable, so any private moorings available would be an option too. Thank you for any help.

Thank you all so much for your info and advice. We certainly have a lot to consider and will contact those people suggested. We are aware of the effects of the weather on the open water areas and plan to get/adjust a boat accordingly for the few times we will be moving along the lochs, plus picking the right days to do it on (ie the one day a year it's flat calm!) I was up in Inverness a few days back and never noticed the chunky narrowboat! Maybe a new pair of glasses would be a good start!!! Thanks again people, much appreciated

Thank you both for your time and responses. BW Scotland are just about to start a pilot scheme which are hoping to be a part of as they are introducing residential moorings and actively trying to encourage a variety of boats as they try to promote the usage of canals and 'animate the waterways' . Waterscape is the consortium that's just about to publish its findings i think. At the moment we are just number number crunching to see if it's feasible! If not we'll make it feasible :-), i'll try that number ta and see what they can come up with

Hello. Anybody any rough ideas on how much it would cost to shift a boat by road from Lancaster to Scotland? (Caladnian Canal, so probably put in at SeaPort Marina in Inverness). Just number crunching at the mo to see if we have the pennies, we're wanting to live aboard full-time eventually but there dosen't seem to be any narrowboats for sale up here nevermind any brokers. Cheers for any responses